Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 10.4
Date 2024.04.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3B4/6k1/p4p2/5P1p/Pb6/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 4 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Rg1 h5
  7. 7.Bc4 g6
  8. 8.Bg5 Bg7
  9. 9.Qd2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Nb3 Qxg5
  12. 12.Qxg5 Bh6
  13. 13.h4 Be6
  14. 14.Be2 Kf8
  15. 15.Nd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Rxd4 Rc8
  17. 17.f4 Bxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 Ng4
  19. 19.Rf1 Bd7
  20. 20.Kd2 Bc6
  21. 21.Nd5 f5
  22. 22.gxf6 Nxf6
  23. 23.c4 Kg7
  24. 24.Nxe7 Nxe4+
  25. 25.Kd1 Ng3
  26. 26.Re1 Nf5
  27. 27.Nxf5+ gxf5
  28. 28.Bd3 Rcf8
  29. 29.Rxd6 Rf6
  30. 30.c5 h4
  31. 31.Re7+ Kg6
  32. 32.Re5 Rh5
  33. 33.Bf1 Rxd6+
  34. 34.cxd6 Rh8
  35. 35.Re6+ Kf7
  36. 36.Bc4 Rd8
  37. 37.Ke1 Kg7
  38. 38.Kf2 a5
  39. 39.a3 b5
  40. 40.Bd3 Bd5
  41. 41.Re7+ Bf7
  42. 42.Bxb5 Kf6
  43. 43.Rc7 Rxd6
  44. 44.Rc6 Rxc6
  45. 45.Bxc6 Bb3
  46. 46.Bd7 Kg6
  47. 47.Kg1

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